Randy
You’re a 100% correct.
There needs to be a proper discussion around the overall budget and services etc., but taking a short-termed view and cutting things arbitrarily would be a terrible road to go down.
RIPE (and other organisations) do things and provide services to the broader internet community. Personally I’d hate to see them stop doing that. RIPE Atlas for example provides
a LOT of very useful data!
However I also can sympathise with many members who see some of the fee proposals and immediately ask why on earth the overall expenditure keeps growing etc etc
I quite like some of the suggestions that Kaj Niemi provided in an email yesterday – exploring new revenue sources etc.,
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Michele
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